Word Hike Level 5,479
Answers

34 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

CYNICISM

All 34 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Word said with finger-pointingSHAME5
Lexicographer's concertUSAGE5
Much Motown musicSOUL4
Channel bobberBUOY4
Simpleton in "Archie" comicsMOOSE5
Drive onIMPEL5
Belief in disbeliefCYNICISM8
IntrigueSCHEME6
Toon kid genius with a laboratoryDEXTER6
Agonizes (over)FRETS5
Bloated, as the stomachGASSY5
SuggestRAISE5
Place to catch some Rays?TAMPA5
Where the last flight ends?ATTIC5
Heidi _____ (sister of a famous marionette)DOODY5
Backyard partPATIO5
Like some UFO photosFAKED5
Celebrity city of the RockiesASPEN5
SpringsFREES5
______ delight (solitaire game)IDIOTS6
EmphasisTHRUST6
Pro wrestler who co-starred in 2015's "Trainwreck"JOHNCENA8
Do the final details onMOPUP5
Evil honorific in sci-fiDARTH5
Makes tracksFLEES5
Dying fire bitEMBER5
Exhaust, as a supplyUSEUP5
Submit to authorityDEFER5
The Montreux Jazz Festival is Switzerland's most famous _____ festivalMUSIC5
The Montreux Jazz Festival takes place every ______ in Switzerland on Lake GenevaSUMMER6
The Montreux Jazz Festival is the world's ______ largest music festivalSECOND6
The Montreux Jazz Festival inspired the song " _____ on the Water," written in SwitzerlandSMOKE5
The Montreux Jazz Festival has collaborated with Switzerland's major music _______SCHOOLS7
The Montreux Jazz Festival was _______ in Switzerland in 1967FOUNDED7

Word Hike Level 5,479 sits in Switzerland - Montreux Jazz Festival and holds 34 clues, the longest answer being CYNICISM at 8 letters. That is a large board — levels this full are worked one letter at a time rather than by hunting whole answers, and the list below is easier to scan by length than to read straight through.

This is a clue game, so the useful thing on this page is the clue text itself. If you are stuck on one line, find that exact wording in the table below rather than reading a bare list of answers — clues identify a puzzle far more reliably than answers do, because answers repeat across a game and clues rarely do.

This level has almost no short filler, so it is carried by its longer answers and there is little quick to open it with. Work outward from CYNICISM and use the crossings it fixes.

This level sits in the 5,401–5,500 block, with level 5,478 and level 5,480 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,479 at a glance
PackSwitzerland - Montreux Jazz Festival
Clues here34
Longest answerCYNICISM (8)
Shortest answerSOUL (4)
Average length5.4 letters
Level5,479
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,479 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,479?+
All 34 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
34, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,478 and level 5,480, or browse the whole 5,401–5,500 block.
4Are these answers verified?+
Yes. This puzzle was imported from a structured source record and validated on build. See the method page for exactly what is checked.
How to play

How Word Hike Works

The same three moves solve most Word Hike puzzles, including this one.

1

Search the clue

Find the exact wording you are stuck on. Clues identify a line; answers repeat across the game and do not.

2

Fill the crossings

Long answers are more constrained than short ones. A few intersecting letters usually settle the word before the clue does.

3

Use the theme

Each hike has a subject, and it shapes the vocabulary even where the clue does not say so.

Play smarter

Word Hike Tips & Strategy

Starting with what this particular level teaches you.

1

This chain has 34 links

Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.

2

Longest answer is CYNICISM

At 8 letters it is the most constrained slot on the level, which usually makes it the easiest to place.

3

The clue is the identifier

Answers repeat throughout Word Hike; the clue wording rarely does. Match the exact line and you can be certain you are on the right level.

4

Letter counts separate similar clues

Where two clues read alike, the answer length tells them apart instantly. Every answer here carries its count.

5

Long slots are the easy ones

More squares means more crossings and fewer candidates. Start with the longest empty answer rather than the shortest.

6

Read the whole level

Clues in one hike share a theme, so a line that makes no sense alone often resolves once you have read the others on the same level page.

By the numbers

Word Hike Level 5,479 In Detail

Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.

Answers in chain34
Longest answerCYNICISM
Average length5.4 letters
Level5,479
Block5,401–5,500